Bill Zaner is a full-time artist. For almost fifty years, he has devoted his full attention to producing fine, naturalistic paintings of Texas and the West. With the transcended vision of the poet who walks with Nature, he is constantly discovering inspirational subjects to paint in the ordinary as well as the spectacular landscapes he finds from the clean sweep of the Gulf Coast through the lyrical vastness of the Big Bend, from the monumental depths of Arizona's Grand Canyon to the majestic peaks of Colorado. And nothing in between escapes the appreciative notice of this 'naturalist with brush and canvas.' NEW - Additional Bill Zaner paintings on Page Two!
Thunderstorm at Palo Duro Canyon - The Lighthouse
48x60
all of the paintings displayed on this site are oil on canvas - please call or e-mail us for pricing or information on workshops
While the painting of portraits provided his living for many years, Zaner has returned to his first love, landscape, of which he says "fulfills every need of the artist. Variety of subject is there, as well as mood and atmosphere, color transition and compositional arrangements, all providing limitless challenge." Many times he chooses subjects of elemental simplicity, something which might be overlooked by less sensitive eyes, in order to overcome a subtle compositional or color problem to reveal the inherent beauty within.
Puesta del Sol (Sunset) The Guadalupes
30x48
End of Day - Texas Marshland
16x30
"If there's a message in my painting, it would be that Nature is God's best work, and we will be allowed to enjoy it only so long as we take care of it. I will drive 40 miles an hour in order to see it so watch out for me."
Spring in Oak Valley
24x36
Padre Island Springtime
36x48
Boquillas Canyon
40x30
Monument Oak
30x54
As a teacher, Bill Zaner is much in demand for both oil and watercolor instruction. Especially popular among students are his three to five day intensive oil painting workshops. "Have paint, knowledge and enthusiasm, will travel!" he says.
Evening at Elephant Mountain
36x54
Twilight on the San Saba
24x36
Bill Zaner's work is a valued addition to many public and private collections, including the Texas Artists Collection of Texas A & M University (where he was honored with a one-man exhibit in 1989), the Frost Bank Collection in San Antonio, and many boardrooms and public display areas of such corporate collectors as Dow Chemical USA, Entex, Internorth, Home Petroleum, Reading and Bates Company, Wanda Petroleum, Amoco, Paragon Group, R. M. Mayfield Construction Company, and the law firm of Fulbright and Jaworski. His work has been represented in most major juried and invitational exhibits throughout the West - the Texas Fine Arts Association, Texas Watercolor Society, Dimension Houston and the San Antonio Art League are but a few.
